Murree Bazaar
A view from inside the hillstation of Murree's bazaar, usually shown from the top down. The Mall Road is upwards to the left, and was where the European-owned and focussed stores were.
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Mowbrays Road, Madras
Mowbray's Road in Madras (now Chennai) was named after George Mowbray, who arrived in Madras in 1771. Originally a bullock cart track, it was acquired by George Mowbray in the late 18th century and led to Mowbray's garden house, which became the
Group of Bhooteas, Darjeeling
A very early Tuck's postcard of India, and likely among the earliest of Darjeeling. Made from an albumen photograph by Bourne & Shepherd, whose credit is visible on the bottom right of the photograph.
Maliakali or Devi
[Original title] Maliakali or Devi as Durga the destroyer of the demons of all devouring thing. [end]
Kali and Durga are closely related manifestations of the divine feminine energy in Hinduism.
Maharajah's Palace at Jaipur
One of the more richly coloured postcards of the Hawa Mahal, built in 1799. Note the care with which individual blankets have been tinted in the foreground.
Mayo College, Ajmer
Nicknamed the "Eton of the East," renowned for its Indo-Saracenic architecture, blending Mughal, Rajputana, and Gothic styles, it was founded in 1875 to provide modern education to Indian aristocracy, particularly princes and nobles of Rajputana.
Victoria Terminus G. J. P. Railway, Bombay
Opened in 1888, the message on this postcard, dated October 12, 1905 (and postmarked in Ambala on Nov. 11) is correct: "Dear Aunt This is about the largest Railway Terminus in the World. with Love from T.H.H."
The Massacre Ghat
In one of the earliest series of postcards of India by Tuck, four of the six Kanpur postcards recalled events a half-century earlier; the "Mutiny," as the British called this major uprising against their rule remained very much part of colonial
Victoria Tower, Jacobabad (Sind)
The Victoria Clock Tower in Jacobabad, Sindh, was built to commemorate Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee celebrated on February 16, 1887. It was designed by Colonel S. S.
Tagore [Silk]
![Tagore [Silk]](https://www.paperjewels.org/sites/default/files/styles/square_thumbnail/public/slides/tagore-silk.jpg?itok=LiKDYsxe "Tagore [Silk]")
On the occasion of Rabindranath Tagore's birthday on May 7th, a very rare silk postcard of the great writer. The image is printed on silk, which is them stretched over and pasted on cardboard.
